aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Carlton
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From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I have heard of you.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
enlistedverbUS /ˌenˈlɪstɪd/
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Grenadiers
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From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Of course I have heard of you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
it's
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From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
and nothing more
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
other's
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
successive (without a break)
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Tel-el-Kebir
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From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
that's
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
you'd
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From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
